Fw: hybrids

----- Original Message -----
From: "Betsy Kelson" <bkelson@ix.netcom.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] hybrids
> Hmmm!
>
> I am not sure how to respond...I did not buy my Honda Civic Hybrid for
> the rebates...I guess I wanted to walk the walk for the planet. As for
> power, I drive up and down 2000 ft elevation change daily and my Honda has
> as much power as my 89 Subaru 4 cyl front wheel drive. So I do not feel
that
> I gave up anything. As for the gas mileage, the current tank has 380 miles
> on it and 56 mph according to the meter. (maybe it lies???) I could check
my
> written records. Longevity...who knows...and who really keeps their cars
to
> 300,000 miles. One of my friends has a Tercell 4wd that has over 300,000
> miles, my Subaru has 232,000 miles so who knows what the Honda or Prius
will
> do.
>
> betsy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 7:59 AM
> Subject: [CHAT] hybrids
>
>
> >
> > "...the market doesn't support them. They may be PC, but hybrids would
> get
> > nowhere w/o govt and mfg subsidies. Car companies take losses on the
> cars.
> > Hybrids cost about $6000 more to make than similar gas-powered cars and
> > consumers won't shell that out - whatever their politics - and so buyers
> > require the subsidies"... "..hybrids lack power..." "They don't get
near
> > the great gas mileage we're told they do"... "after a 2yr study on 'dust
> to
> > dust' energy costs of the cars - meaning the energy to plan, build,
sell,
> > drive, and dispose of - the hybrids don't stack up well against
> gas-powered
> > counterparts...don't last as long - around 100,000 miles vs 300,000 for
> > traditional powered vehicles"
> >
> >
> > Kitty
> > neIN, Zone 5
> >
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